Last weekend, me and some friends went to Alameda to have lunch and walk around.
We passed by this florist shop (on Park Street) that had a plant that I’ve never seen before. The label on it says “Sun Star”. Unfortunately, the shop was closed on Sundays.
[Added April 30, 2006] A Flickr user has identified this as Ornithogalum dubium, a South African native.
As I was walking from the carpool lot to my car, parked several blocks away, I noticed these seeds scattered here and there as if it was a trail marker. It was beckoning me collect it… so I did.
I have a feeling that some school children were eating “whatever this is” and spitting it out the seeds as they walked home. These may be Loquat seeds, but I’m not sure.
Once I got home, I took our dog Kelly for a walk. We walked all the way along the bay. She’s getting old, but she still enjoyed getting out. We saw these two doin’ it on a bush by the bay.
Finally, the sun began to set… and we headed back home.
The Hayward Kiwi branches that I got from the California Rare Fruit Grower’s 2006 Golden Gate Chapter Scion Exchange back in January have sprouted quite a bit and I’m not sure what to do with them. Should I:
1. Plant the whole branch in soil?
2. Cut the new (green) growth and root the cutting, then plant that?
3. Something else?
These branches (one male and one female) are sitting in water on my shelf under grow lights.
Before going to bed, I got the urge to do some planting… so, I:
1. I repotted the 2 small pots of Great Quaking Ornamental Grass into larger pots.
2. I repotted the Zygocactus cutting which have sprouted new leaves/stems into a larger pot.
I’m still disappointed by the sad looking Tomato, Eggplant, etc. seedlings, so I thought I would try an experiment. I wondered how the tomatoes would do if I took cuttings of them.
I cut them down, dipped the bottom ends into rooting hormone and planted them into a half potting soil/half perlite mixture. About 2 inches of the stems were placed in the soil. I then watered and covered them with a cut up plastic water bottle to act as a mini greenhouse.
Earlier at work, I went outside to take a break and noticed a beetle near the bike lane on it’s back struggling to get back up.
I was going to pick it up and place it on the grass, but was waiting for all these cars to pass. (Even though the cars are a bike lane away, I just wanted to be safe.)
As the last car was about to pass, a woman said “excuse me” to me and walked in front of me to get to her parked car… and accidentally stepped on the beetle.
Now he’s all mushed up :( the poor thing…
Back in April 6, I received my Coleus order from Rosy Dawn Gardens. I finally was able to upload photos of my order.
Guess what’s in the package…
Click the above photo of me with my package to view my flickr photo set entitled “(Coleus Order from Rosy Dawn Gardens“. It contains 10 photos of my order including my 16 new Coleus.
This morning, my coworker Ed invited me to go with him up the Filbert Steps on Telegraph Hill (San Francisco), which is just 2 blocks away from my work. So at lunchtime, we started our trek, well equiped with our cameras.
I was amazed at the beauty of the gardens along the steps. (Am I sounding gay here?)The homeowners there must have buku bucks, because those propeties have such a lovely view.
We eventually ended up at the Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill. I didn’t realize how close Coit Tower is to my work.
Click on any of the following photos to view my flickr photo set entitled “Filbert Steps, San Francisco (April 2006)” containing 26 photos.
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I just check our 15 day forecast and it looks like the rains have subsided with the exception of a possibility of showers next weekend.
Is spring finally here?